SuperSphere Productions – Augmented & Virtual Reality Confabulation

May 12, 2020

Chart-topping Lewis Capaldi is Live in Oculus Venues Tomorrow

Oculus Venues has been ramping up its efforts to keep virtual reality (VR) fans entertained by providing several concerts from high-profile artists like Offset and Wiz Khalifa. Tomorrow will see Scottish artist Lewis Capaldi team up with Supersphere for a unique set.

Thanks to the current lockdown measures Capaldi will be performing his set from his parent’s home, broadcast through Oculus Venues and simulcast on his Facebook page at 4 pm PST/7 pm EST (12 am BST 14th May).

Capaldi’s debut album Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent was a massive hit in the UK, containing his breakout single Someone You Loved. According to the UK’s Official Charts Company, the album and single were the biggest of 2019.

Securing Song of the Year honours and Best New Artist at the 2020 BRIT Awards he spent three weeks at No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 as well as being nominated for a GRAMMY Award.

The set will see the singer perform Someone You Loved alongside his latest single Before You Go, which has already done well in both US and UK charts. “Capaldi turned to Supersphere and Oculus Venues because of the technology’s unique ability to allow fans to feel close to him in a way that two-dimensional streams through YouTube and other platforms can’t offer,” notes the press statement.

Oculus Venues is free to download for Oculus Quest or Oculus Go, also playing host to sports events, comedy shows and other entertainment. VRFocus will continue its coverage of Oculus Venues, reporting back with the latest concert announcements.

April 29, 2020

Watch Offset in Oculus Venues Today, Wiz Khalifa Delivers Live Set Next Week

You might be stuck at home but that isn’t stopping Oculus from putting on some live content to keep everyone entertained. Multi-platinum recording artist Offset and a few friends will be holding a live music stream via Oculus Venues today with Wiz Khalifa following suit next week.

Oculus Venues and Supersphere will be presenting Offset and Friends at 4pm PT (12am BST) featuring fellow hip-hop artists Young Thug, Rich the Kid, and SAINt JHN.

The one-night-only event is a VR-exclusive to the Oculus Venues app for Oculus Quest or Oculus Go as well as being available live on Offset’s Facebook page. Offset will also be spearheading a charitable initiative for the Atlanta Community Food Bank, personally donating 200,000 meals while viewers can also pledge their support from as little as $1 USD.

“As someone raised in metro Atlanta, this event is the perfect opportunity for me to give back to the community that has supported me throughout my childhood and my career,” Offset said in a statement. “I am looking forward to putting on an immersive, one-of-a-kind show for my fans and joining the Atlanta Community Food Bank in their fight against hunger.”

“We are extremely grateful to Offset, Young Thug, Rich the Kid, and SAINt JHN for helping us offer nourishment to struggling seniors, hardworking families, and hungry children,” said Sarah Fonder-Kristy, Chief Development Officer for the Atlanta Community Food Bank. “The need for meals has more than doubled since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak, and the donations we receive from this event will be instrumental in our work to provide that relief.”

The music doesn’t stop there as Wiz Khalifa will be stepping into VR and Oculus Venues on Wednesday 6th May, starting 4pm PT (12am BST). The Grammy-nominated artist will perform some of his biggest hits as well as new tracks from his latest EP, The Saga of Wiz Khalifa.

Oculus Venues has played host to several music stars over the last year, including Post Malone and Billy Eilish. The app is free to download for either headset and also plays host to sports events, comedy shows and other entertainment. VRFocus will continue its coverage of Oculus Venues, reporting back with the latest concert announcements.

December 6, 2017

Night of the Living Dead Creeps into VR for 50th Anniversary

Supersphere has today announced an agreement with Image Ten to exclusively develop the popular Night of the Living Dead IP into a multi-platform virtual reality (VR) experience. The project is expected to launch in 2018 to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the original Night of the Living Dead film’s theatrical release.

Night of the Living Dead VR image “Virtual reality is incredibly stimulating and offers a whole new slate of possibilities for Night of the Living Dead fans to engage with the world and its characters,” commented Gary Streiner of Image Ten, who served as the film’s sound engineer and co-investor. “We are excited to partner with Supersphere to explore what that will look like, and to deliver something special to fans in the new year.”

Currently there are no details on exactly what form the VR project will take, nor what platforms it will be available for. It may well be a 360 degree video experience, however the hope would be a more interactive piece is created.

“Night of the Living Dead is one of those films that has become a cultural touchstone; it revolutionized the horror genre and to this day it influences how we envision zombies,” shared Doug Allenstein, Partner and Executive Producer, Supersphere. “Over the last fifty years the original film has generated a vast franchise and we’re thrilled to be working with the team at Image Ten to now expand that franchise to the next generation of storytelling: virtual reality.”

Night of the Living Dead VR image As stated above, there are no further details on exactly what kind of VR experience Night of the Living Dead will become. Supersphere has previously worked on a number of 360 degree video experiences, including Scream Queens – In The Scene, Michelle Obama 360 and NBC’s Timeless – Continuum Recon VR/360 Experience. The company does not have prior experience with interactive VR experiences, and as such it would be easy to assume that Night of the Living Dead will be a 360 degree video piece.

However, whether or not Night of the Living Dead will be part of an out-of-home experience, distributed via Steam, or both, is not yet known. The images available on this page are the only further assets provided for the Night of the Living Dead VR experience. VRFocus will of course keep you updated with any further details